Originally Posted by
ckpeter
It is my understanding too that evip upgrade entails business class travel, therefore also lounge access.
Yes. For international flights (outside "North America"), all that matters is the class of travel, not how he got there (upgraded, paid, etc.).
gemac, I am a little confused. Can you clarify? I am only looking to evip upgrade his outbound flight. Let's say he is routing ORD-LAX-NRT-BKK, I would assume that he has lounge access at ORD and LAX, since he is traveling in business class. What I really want clarification on is at NRT, where his onward NRT-BKK will be in JAL coach, and it would be nice to know if he can get at least AC access there.
Yes! He will have access at NRT because he is connecting from an International Business Class flight on AA and has an ONWARD flight on JL. (The above assumes that both flights are actually operated by AA and JL, respectively.)
Actually, you remind me of another question: Shouldn't he have access to all the oneworld lounges (NRT and LAX)? Since he is, by evip, a business class traveler, I would imagine that the oneworld lounge access policy grants him access, regardless of his lack of status at that point.
Yes, ALL OneWorld Busines Class lounges at ORD, LAX, and NRT
that he is able to access. At ORD, he will have access to the two Admirals Clubs, but not to the British Airways lounge (because it is behind security in the other terminal). At LAX, he will have access to the Admirals Club (not the OW lounges behind security in the TBIT). At NRT, I'm not sure (never been there).